Nashville Entertainment for April

Awesome April (All Month Long)

GMA Gospel Music Week
April 1-5
Renaissance Nashville Hotel and Nashville Convention Center
Features seminars workshops, and concerts designed to enrich gospel music industry professionals, artists and songwriters. Presented by the Gospel Music Association

Awesome April Kickoff & WKDF Birthday Bash
April 2
Gaylord Entertainment Center
Enjoy a night of live music to kick off the Awesome April Celebration

37th Annual GMA Music Awards
April 5
Gaylord Entertainment Center
The nationally televised GMA Music Awards, presented by the Gospel Music Association, is the industry's premier awards program honoring excellence and achievement in gospel music. Be a part of the audience when your favorite gospel and contemporary Christian artists pick up their Dove trophies.

Nashville Ballet Presents Celebrations of Spring
April 7-9
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
The all new The Velveteen Rabbit, about a toy rabbit who longs to become real, is paired with Messiah, two beloved themes from Handel's masterpiece featuring Nashville opera ensemble chorus. Accompanied by the Nashville Symphony.

Jazz at the Workshop
April 8
Neuhoff Center 1319
An all-day event of jazz education and performance sponsored by the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Interactive clinics followed by evening concert at the Belcourt Theater starring local and visiting artists.

CMT Music Awards
April 10
Site TBA
Country music's first ever fan-voted video music awards show.

Eggstravaganzoo
April 15
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Egg hunts for children 3-10, games and activities promise to provide a delightful introduction to spring.

Southern Women's Show
April 20-23
Nashville Convention Center
An event focused on areas of interest to women including fashion, finance, health and fitness, career direction, education, art, sports and travel.

Nashville Opera presents Turandot
April 20, 22
Regal Green Hills Stadium 16
International competition for independent, local and student filmmakers. Films cross all genres from drama, comedy, animation and family to experimental, foreign, documentary and shorts, with special emphasis on music in film. Includes panel discussions, industry seminars, and workshops.

Nashville symphony presents Mahler's Resurrection
April 28-29
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Mahler's Symphony No. 2 Resurrection covers a vast panorama of style and emotion, culminating in one of the most breathtaking and moving conclusions in the symphonic repertoire. Exploring the epic themes of death and resurrection, this work--arguably his most popular composition--calls to stage a huge orchestra, soloist, choir and organ.

23rd Annual Main Street Festival
April 2-30
Franklin TN
Featuring more than 200 top quality artists and crafters. Enjoy entertainment on four stages, a children's area, international food court and carnival.

Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
April 29
Starts on West End Avenue adjacent to Centennial Park
Fifty bands play live on 27 entertainment stages throughout the course while hundreds of high school cheerleaders cheer on participants. More music awaits at the post-race concert in downtown's Gaylord Entertainment Center.

Make Alexis Inn Hotel Your Home Away From Home

Make Alexis Inn Hotel your home away from home while you are visiting the great state of Tennessee.

Conveniently located in the heart of Tennessee and a few hours drive from major site seeing destinations. We offer the best rates around.

Give us a call or make your reservations online by clicking here.

Our direct number is: Direct (615)889-4466
Call and see why we are Nashville's number one hotel for hospitality.

Alexis Inn & Suites located minutes off of Briley Parkway in Nashville, Tennessee.

Olympic Class Whitewater Adventure

Planning a trip to Nashville, be sure to keep in mind while planning that Alexis Inn in Nashville, Tennessee is a short drive to the Olympic Class Whitewater Adventure.

The Ocoee River is the site of the whitewater events of the 1996 Olympic Games. Teh most continuous stretch of Class III-IV rapids of any river in the country. The Ocoee River is dam-controlled which guarantees consistent, predictable water flows every day of the rafting season--essential for maximum enjoyment of a whitewater experience. This also gives us the longest rafting season in the country--early April though October.

Rolling Thunder River Company delighting several rafters.
Special Discounts offered for groups over 10.
Call them today.800-408-7238

Historic Falcon Manor

Historic Falcon Manor
Mc Minnville, TN

A National-Trust-award-winning property filled with Victorian antiques and some say a friendly ghost.
Once home to entrepreneur Clay Faulkner in 1896. The home is solid brick and had all of the modern conveniences in this era.

Tennessee's Premier Victorian Mansion

Meals are offered with the tour, if requested.

When calling for your reservation at Alexis Inn, kindly let the customer service representative know of your interests and they will reserve and help you plan your Nashville sight seeing tours.

Carnton Plantation Minutes from Nashville

Carnton Plantation-Antebellum Mansion
1345 Carnton Lane
Franklin, TN

If you are a history buff then the Carnton Plantation is sight not to miss.
Located in historical Franklin Tennessee, the Carnton Plantation served as a military hospital in the War Between the States. The McGavock Confederate Cemetery is the largest private Confederate Cemetery in the country.

Admission is charged and Group Rates Available.
Open Monday through Saturday
9:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday
1:00pm to 5:00pm